"Newham Generals"

As bass music aficionados turn their attention away from obsessively classifying dubstep, Joker’s brand of mid-level “purple” starts to resemble nothing so much as dialed-down trap music. But the Bristol producer has been making his own version of post-dubstep heaters for years now. After the pop-leaning flop that was 2011’s The Vision, “Newham Generals” finds him back in his zone, teasing melodies out between uncompromising bass wobble and ATL stomp. The formula that he’s been using since 2009 sounds prescient now, and will mix nicely into the diet of Bauuer and Rustie fans who’ve been turned on to bass within the last couple of years. Joker’s The Face Off EP is out April 15 via Kapsize.